Over 5 million copies sold and translated into 24 languages.
: The fictional Hampden College is widely believed to be based on Bennington College in Vermont, which Tartt attended alongside fellow author Bret Easton Ellis . The Secret History
: Shares the elegant, ruminative voice and themes of elite friendship. Over 5 million copies sold and translated into 24 languages
The 1992 debut novel by , The Secret History , is a genre-defining masterpiece that essentially birthed the dark academia subculture . Part psychological thriller and part classical tragedy, it follows a group of elite Classics students at the fictional Hampden College in Vermont who become so obsessed with ancient rituals that they commit two murders . Quick Feature Stats Published: September 1992. The 1992 debut novel by , The Secret
: Rights have been held by everyone from Alan J. Pakula to Gwyneth Paltrow , but every attempt at an adaptation has stalled or been abandoned .
: The book was originally titled The God of Illusions before being changed.